hey all slightly stuck on this question help??
you have driven through a flood. whats the first thing you shud do?
im not sur but you check the electrics in the car yes ??? or check the engine ?
2007-07-04 02:36:48 · 7 answers · asked by Gaz 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
check your brakes.try to dry them out by pumping them slightly as you drive.
2007-07-04 02:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by frenchy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If the car is still running you probably don't have electrical damage, and the combustion part of the engine is sealed.
I'd have the undercarriage lubed and checked for corrosion or loosened parts. Then I'd stop worrying about it.
*It is a generally very bad idea to drive into flood waters. I live in the States, and can report that dozens of people each year drown trying to cross flood waters. The current carries the car away and it sinks with the driver inside.
2007-07-04 09:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok... you'd need to check both realistically, but the electrics should dry out nicely and so will probably not cause a problem... Just don't go driving if the electrics are damp or soaked.
As for the engine, providing you didn't take any water into the engine (and believe me... you'd know if you had!), you should be fine there too...
Just make sure eveything is dry, check the lights etc, make sure the engine still runs (check the oil in case any water got in) and then leave it running for a while to expel any dirt that may have gotten into the engine... And the heat will also help dry out the tricky electrics...
That should sort things out.
2007-07-04 09:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by supernicebloke2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first and most important thing you do is to check that your brakes are working correctly....that's what I was taught when I took lessons back in the 60's and it's what I did last week when I drove through water deep enough to affect my brakes...
Check out these sites for further information
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2003-33,GGLD:en&q=Driving+through+water
2007-07-04 19:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your brakes with a very gentle pressure on the brake pedal
2007-07-04 12:21:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop and let car dry, check battery if not sealed type.
2007-07-04 09:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go and relieve myself - ooh, the sound of all that running water!
2007-07-04 13:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by Stuart A B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋